Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-11
A TEMPEST IN THE COMMONS.
The Conservatives Pressing tho Crimes
Act but Making Certain Concessions
The Parnellites Resisting Every AK-
erosion.

ACT but Making certain COnc0SSlOnS-
Tho Parnellites Resisting Every AE-
erosion.
LONDON. June 9.-In the Commons this
afternoon William H. Smith, government
leader, gave notice that tomorrow he
would move that the committee name the
period at which they would report the
Irish crimes act amendment bill t. the
House. This announcement was received
with great cheers and counter cheers.
Mr.. John Morley protested against SO
short a notice. He hoped the government
would postpone making the motion for
another day. (Cries of NO" from the
ministerial benches.l
MR.. SMITH SAID EE
felt sure Mr.. Morley must have expected
that the government would make such q
proposal. Opposition cries Of mo"
"No."l Mr.. Smith then referred to his
statement in the House on Tuesday, in
which he said possibly it would become his
duty to take measures to expedite the pub
lie business. He said the government were
unable until to-day to finally decide on
what course to pursue. The terms OF his
uOUlCc WOulU Oe III Ouo pdpoI5 UO-uAsAU. A1o
refused to name the period he would ask
the committee to fix for reporting the bill.
Mr.. Smiths motion proposes that the
crimes bill be reported by the 18th inst.
The Parnellites will oppose the motion by
every means in their power, alleging that it
is unprecedented. The Unionists approve
the motion.
After the rejection OF clause four and the
application Of the cloture rule, MIR. Balfour
moved that the section providing for the
removal OF venue to London b. omitted
from the bill. [Parnellite cheers.] He ad
mitted that there were strong objections to
this section, and said that as long as the
ends of the government would be attained,
they would not show themselves obstinate
to the means by which the end could be
reached. They thought it wise and pru-
dent to abandon that clause in favor of
the one ,,,oviding for trial by q commits
sion of /lges. Cries of "Oh," ""Oh," and
.VwM. VERNON HARcouRr
dec \. that the Government would be
u,=to farce the condemnation which
loption of the section would be
>~ht upon them. The present proposal
~ decert and q sham. Smith rosa to
* amid Parnell cries OF "Cloture,
ure." Before he finished his first
ence Healy moved that the question
n ut. Healy'e motion was agreed to
~ hid loud cheers and laughter. Balfour's
motion was then carried without division.
Smith then gave notice that at 10 p. m.
Ebf6bosat sIafihg 70 the clause tneh nnder
discussion. and on each the remaining
clause of the bill. Replying to question
bv Sir Wm Vernon Harcourt, Smith SAID
it was not proposed that their motion
should be carried by particular majority
like rules of urgency.
BALFOUR ANNOUNCED
that provisions for the Commission Judges
will be included in the second bill, which
will be introduced Immediately. embody'
! ing new proposals for the governments.
loud laughter and ironical cheers. Slr
William Vernon Harcourt congratulated
the government upon the method OF saving
| time in the house Coercion bill No. =
would probably be 80 ridiculous that it
would require the third Coercion bill to set
it right It is probably that tomorrow or
Monday the Parnelltes will raise the de-
bate on the evictions in Ireland. Glad
stone Parnell and other leaders will speak
tomorrow on Smiths proposal. II the
debate should be protracted the cloture
will be applied.
The Parnellites claim that if the amend
ments to the Crimes bill is not to be dis
cnssed thew will call for report of the
staps Of the bill. Gladstone's Testimonial
from America is to be publicly exhibited in
London until the day after the jubilee cele
bration, when it will be returned to Glad
stone.
After the Apaches.
NJ inf of
has been received at the War Department
in regard to the recent outbreak in Ar'zons
bevond the fact that thirty Apaches hav'
left their reservation and that Captain
I Lawton is in pursuit Of them with ioul